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Battle of the Year

Battle of the Year

Music · Drama · 2013

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

Movie details

Battle of the Year

“The World is watching”

2013 Music · Drama 1h 50m

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Battle of the Year?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Benson Lee

Written by

Brin Hill · Chris Parker

Josh Holloway

Josh Holloway

Jason Blake

Laz Alonso

Laz Alonso

Dante

Josh Peck

Josh Peck

Franklyn

Caity Lotz

Caity Lotz

Stacy

Chris Brown

Chris Brown

Rooster

Ivan 'Flipz' Velez

Ivan 'Flipz' Velez

Flipz

Terrence J

Terrence J

Terrence J

Court is in session

Put Battle of the Year on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.